Things (Material, inanimate objects, mostly works of art, both preserved and unpreserved)
Things – [Ico421] Vanitas and allegories of Death
ID Thing Type Category Technique Materials Function Image Width Height Depth Date description Date from Date to
[T31108] Allegory of the Good Death. In Ortulus Anime Dises büchlin ein wurtzgart ist ..., Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger (printer), 1503 (Munich, BSB), fol. CLXXXVIIr printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T34567] Allegory of the Good Death. In Ortulus Anime Dyses büchlin ein wurtz gart ist ..., Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger (printer), 1501 (Berlin, SBB), fol. CCXXXv printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T80093] Hans Schäufelein (printmaker), Title-page Border with Christ, Evangelists and Prophets. In Tomáš Bavorovský, Postylla Cžeska A neb Kázaníj, Olomouc: Johann Günther (printer), 1557 (Prague, NK ČR) printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T75762] Initial V(Oicy cest la troiziesme fois) - Death with Crown and Sceptre. In La Saincte Bible, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples (translator), Antwerp: Merten de Keyser (printer), 1534, fol. lxxiiir printing: impression page: initial woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T75440] Paul Hoffmann (goldsmith), Back cover - Jacob's Ladder, Sacrifice of Isaac, Allegory of Vanitas. Part of Fol. 9 from the Silver Library of Duke Albert of Prussia (Warsaw, BN) crafts gilding, casting metal: silver 1555 ‑ 1557 1555‑01‑01 1557‑12‑31
[T75389] Skull as Symbol of Death. In Hieronim Morsztyn, Swiatowa Roskosz z ochmistrzem swoim, y ze dwunastą swych słuzebnych Panien. Przydana iest Fortuna polska dzisieysza, 1624 (Kórnik, BK PAN) printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T62980] Death with Scythe and a Sleeping Putto. In Jakub Kazimierz Haur, Skład Abo Skarbiec Znakomitych Sekretow Oekonomiey Ziemianskiey ..., Cracow: Mikołaj Aleksander Schedel (printer), 1693 (Warsaw, BN), p. 520 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T73333] Death with Scythe and a Sleeping Putto. In Hieronim Morsztyn, Swiatowa Roskosz z Ochmistrzem swoim, y ze Dwunastą Słuzebnych Panien swoich, Raków: Sebastian Sternacki (printer), 1630 (Cracow, BJ) printing: impression page: marginalia and borders woodcut paper
[T39222] Death with Scythe. In Krzysztof Kobylański, Christophori Kobilienski, Eqvitis Poloni, Variorvm Epigrammatvm Ad Stanislavm Rozimontanvm Libellvs, Cracow: Łazarz Andrysowicz (printer), 1558 (Cracow, MNK, BCzart), fol. e4r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T61136] Initial M(Eine seel) - Memento Mori. In Biblia, beider Allt unnd Newen Testamenten..., Johann Dietenberger (translator), Mainz: Peter Jordan (printer), Peter Quentel (publisher), before 27 June 1534 (Paderborn, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek), fol. CCXLIIIIr printing: impression page: initial woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T61136] Initial M(Eine seel) - Memento Mori. In Biblia, beider Allt unnd Newen Testamenten..., Johann Dietenberger (translator), Mainz: Peter Jordan (printer), Peter Quentel (publisher), before 27 June 1534 (Paderborn, Erzbischöfliche Akademische Bibliothek), fol. CCXLIIIIr printing: impression page: initial woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T71776] Allegory of Death. In Krzysztof Kobylański, Christophori Kobilienski, Eqvitis Poloni, Variorvm Epigrammatvm Ad Stanislavm Rozimontanvm Libellvs, Cracow: Łazarz Andrysowicz (printer), 1558 (Cracow, MNK, BCzart), fol. c1r printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T16967] Wenceslaus Hollar (printmaker), Mortalium nobilitas (London, BM) printing: impression single piece etching paper 1651 1651‑01‑01 1651‑12‑31
[T62672] Title-Page Border with Personifications of Virtues and Allegory of Death. In Biernat z Lublina, Aesop, Ezop To iest Opisanie żywota tego to Mędrca obyczaynego : Przydane są k temu Przypowieści iego, z przykładami osobliwemi niektorych Philosophow dawnych Mythoi, Raków: Sebastian Sternacki (printer), ca 1630 (Cracow, BJ), fol. A1r printing: impression page: marginalia and borders woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T62982] Death with an Open Book and a Caduceus. In Jakub Kazimierz Haur, Skład Abo Skarbiec Znakomitych Sekretow Oekonomiey Ziemianskiey ..., Cracow: Mikołaj Aleksander Schedel (printer), 1693 (Warsaw, BN), p. 523 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T62967] Vanitas. In Jakub Kazimierz Haur, Skład Abo Skarbiec Znakomitych Sekretow Oekonomiey Ziemianskiey ..., Cracow: Mikołaj Aleksander Schedel (printer), 1693 (Warsaw, BN), p. 500 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T62933] Allegory of Death. In Jakub Kazimierz Haur, Skład Abo Skarbiec Znakomitych Sekretow Oekonomiey Ziemianskiey ..., Cracow: Mikołaj Aleksander Schedel (printer), 1693 (Warsaw, BN), p. 463 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T21851] Allegory of Death. In Jean de Cartigny, O Czterech ostatecznych rzeczach, kxięgi czwory ..., Cracow: Heirs of Marek Szarfenberg (printer), 1562 (Wrocław, Oss.), [after colophon] printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: colophon
[T31373] Death with Scythe. In Jakub Kazimierz Haur, Skład Abo Skarbiec Znakomitych Sekretow Oekonomiey Ziemianskiey ..., Cracow: Mikołaj Aleksander Schedel (printer), 1693 (Warsaw, BN), p. 171 printing: impression page: figure woodcut paper book decoration: illustration
[T62617] Border with the Passion Scenes. In Tilemann Heshusen, Postilla. Das ist Außlegung der Euangelia auff alle Fest vnd Apostel Tage durchs gantze Jahr Sampt funffzehen Passion Predigten. Durch D. Tilemannum Heßhusium, Magdeburg: Paul Donat (printer), Ambrosius (II) Kirchner (publisher), 1590 printing: impression page: marginalia and borders woodcut paper book decoration: title page